Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 422 · 40 questions

How to say it (Stretch or keep it short): Short i (ship, sit, fill): quick and relaxed, the tongue a little lower. Long ee (sheep, seat, feel): stretched, lips spread in a smile. Short oo (full, book, good) is quick; long oo (fool, food, moon) is stretched with round lips. If the meaning changes when you stretch the vowel, take care: ship ≠ sheep.

1. 1.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
2. 2.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) slip (b) wool (c) blue
5. 5.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) food (b) tooth (c) full
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) sheep (b) fill (c) meal
9. 9.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) book (b) shoe (c) bit
11. 11.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) slip (b) soon (c) cook
13. 13.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
14. 14.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) lip (b) feel (c) wool
20. 20.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
21. 21.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) full (b) leap (c) fill
23. 23.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) fit (b) tooth (c) sleep
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) juice (b) foot (c) feel
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) chip (b) moon (c) push
29. 29.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
30. 30.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) full (b) look (c) tooth
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) sheep (b) spoon (c) hit
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) slip (b) wood (c) cheap
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) fit (b) sheep (c) heat
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) ship (b) fool (c) put
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) sheep (b) hit (c) cook
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) juice (b) look (c) school
38. 38.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
39. 39.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) cheap (b) chip (c) cook

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